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Old 06-01-2014, 09:40 AM  
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Space Exploration megathread
Since a number of cool things are happening in space exploration these days, we'll widen the scope of this thread a smidge. Conversation about all things space exploration are welcome, whether it be from NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin, or anyone else. Chances are most of the discussion will still be about SpaceX since they love to make things public and fun, but nothing's off limits. I'll eventually get around to modifying the OP to include resources for other companies too, but in the meantime, feel free to post any cool stuff you run across.

Lists of Upcoming Missions



How to Watch a Live Launch


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Old 11-23-2020, 03:31 PM   #3586
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Well this is a huge bummer. I knew it was damaged a month or two ago, but it's hard to fathom that the entire thing will need to be demolished. RIP to an iconic piece of scientific equipment.
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Old 11-23-2020, 03:35 PM   #3587
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We'll have to find another way to talk to them, I guess.
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Old 11-23-2020, 03:35 PM   #3588
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WTH happened to it?
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Old 11-23-2020, 03:43 PM   #3589
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WTH happened to it?
A hurricane and two earthquakes.
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Old 11-23-2020, 03:47 PM   #3590
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A hurricane and two earthquakes.
Guess that would do it. Thanks.
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Old 11-23-2020, 03:47 PM   #3591
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The initial issue was that a giant (like 4" diameter) cable pulled loose, and in the fall it took out a big chunk of the dish below. More recently, the increased loads took out another cable, and the troubling part is that that cable gave out well under its expected loads.

So now they're nervous about all of the other cables, and they're afraid that, if another one goes, the loads on the rest will be too much and the entire thing will fail catastrophically. And when you're nervous about a giant piece of equipment failing catastrophically, you don't put workers in areas where such a failure would almost certainly be fatal.

So here we are. I'm sure that, with enough money, they could fix it. But it's been underfunded for years now, and it sounds like it's just too risky to try and fix it.
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Old 11-23-2020, 03:48 PM   #3592
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We'll have to find another way to talk to them, I guess.
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Old 11-23-2020, 03:49 PM   #3593
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The initial issue was that a giant (like 4" diameter) cable pulled loose, and in the fall it took out a big chunk of the dish below. More recently, the increased loads took out another cable, and the troubling part is that that cable gave out well under its expected loads.

So now they're nervous about all of the other cables, and they're afraid that, if another one goes, the loads on the rest will be too much and the entire thing will fail catastrophically. And when you're nervous about a giant piece of equipment failing catastrophically, you don't put workers in areas where such a failure would almost certainly be fatal.

So here we are. I'm sure that, with enough money, they could fix it. But it's been underfunded for years now, and it sounds like it's just too risky to try and fix it.
Thank you
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Old 11-23-2020, 03:56 PM   #3594
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I hope they can build it back even bigger and more precise.

And no more movie Ops....
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Old 11-23-2020, 04:31 PM   #3595
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Starlink launch is bumped again to tomorrow fwiw. I'll probably stop providing updates on it aside from a bump closer to launch.
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Old 11-24-2020, 07:12 AM   #3596
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Old 11-24-2020, 03:36 PM   #3597
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Looks like they might try another SN8 three Raptor static fire today:
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Old 11-24-2020, 04:11 PM   #3598
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Looks like they might try another SN8 three Raptor static fire today:
I tried to stick with it but there just doesn't appear to be any timeline for anything and the chit-chat got a lot redundant and silly. "If I stowaway......?"
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Old 11-24-2020, 04:50 PM   #3599
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Yeah, they have no idea. This is just all based on activity seen during prior tests. Keeping in a small corner of one screen and checking the "check list" occasionally. I keep the feed muted and ignore the chat. I mostly can't stand the people narrating these things.
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Old 11-24-2020, 04:51 PM   #3600
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Did you guys know that one of the abort modes for the shuttle was RTLS, basically the same thing as a Falcon 9 boost back maneuver? I had no idea:
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